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A collection of comic sketches and satirical epistles that assemble weekly columns into two linked series: conversational threads staged in a barber’s shop, where the barber and his customers trade witty, homespun commentary on contemporary news and social foibles; and a set of mock letters addressed to recurring correspondents around the globe that extend the same ironic, topical humour. Together they blend colloquial wit, character-based observation, and pointed social satire, shifting between local gossip, political lampoon, and gentle domestic comedy in short, self-contained scenes.

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Title: The barber's chair; and, The hedgehog letters

Author: Douglas William Jerrold

Editor: Blanchard Jerrold

Release date: January 24, 2023 [eBook #69868]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Chatto and Windus, 1874

Credits: MFR, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BARBER'S CHAIR; AND, THE HEDGEHOG LETTERS ***

THE BARBER’S CHAIR,
AND
THE HEDGEHOG LETTERS.

Engraved by W. H. Mote
DOUGLAS JERROLD.
Taken from the Marble Bust by E. H. Bailey, R.A.F.R.S.